May 11 Transgender woman awaits Supreme Court ruling in hospice By Associated Press A Detroit-area woman at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court case about transgender rights is in hospice care while awaiting a decision. Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: Louisiana governor gives a coronavirus update By Associated Press Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards holds a news briefing about his state's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: D.C. officials say nation's capital could still see virus peak in late May By Candice Norwood The news conference is expected to begin at 11 a.m. ET. Continue reading
May 11 Jerry Stiller, comedian and 'Seinfeld' actor, dies at 92 By Associated Press Jerry Stiller was a multi-talented performer who appeared in an assortment of movies, playing Walter Matthau’s police sidekick in the thriller “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” and Divine’s husband Wilbur Turnblad in John Waters’ twisted comedy “Hairspray.”… Continue reading
May 10 Georgia AG requests federal probe in handling of Arbery case By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Georgia's attorney general on Sunday asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the handling of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who authorities say died at the hands of two white men as he ran through a… Continue reading
May 10 Pence spends weekend at home after exposure to infected aide By Kevin Freking, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence was self-isolating Sunday after an aide tested positive for the coronavirus last week, but he planned to return to the White House on Monday. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 9:45 Photographer known for images of bald eagles deported back to war zone By Tom Casciato, Michael D. Regan, Mori Rothman A Yemeni wildlife photographer specializing in images of bald eagles spent 22 years in the U.S. before he was deported in January to his country in the midst of civil war. Now, as stories like his recede from the news… Continue watching
May 10 Overshadowed by COVID-19, race for the White House forges on By PBS NewsHour There is no bigger story than the COVID-19 epidemic, a worldwide contagion that’s taken hundreds of thousands of lives and thrown the global economy into disarray. As a result, the U.S. presidential election has been pushed into the shadows. Special… Continue reading
May 10 Public health expert warns virus not going away By Associated Press A public health expert says the new coronavirus still “has a long way to run” despite President Donald Trump’s claim last week that it will go away without a vaccine. Continue reading
May 10 Schumer calls on VA to explain use of unproven drug on vets By Hope Yen, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Senate’s top Democrat on Sunday called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain why it allowed the use of an unproven drug on veterans for the coronavirus, saying patients may have been put at unnecessary risk. Continue reading